[ecrea] Call for papers - Organisational and Strategic Communication Section

CALL FOR PAPERS

  Organisational and Strategic Communication Section





CONFERENCE THEME



Public relations and strategic communication in divided societies.



Sponsored by the Institute for Research in Social Science (IRISS) 
University of Ulster and the Higher Education Connecting Fund of the 
University of Ulster.



Place: Belfast, University of Ulster

Time: Friday June 14, 2013 (9.30 -18.00)

Cost:  £50 (Includes lunch, tea/coffee and evening reception)



Most empirical studies of public relations focus on the activity as it 
is practiced within ‘normal’ liberal democratic societies. This has 
arguably had a hegemonic influence on attempts within the academy to 
theorize public relations. An important if controversial question is 
whether the theory building, and ensuing public relations models, 
developed in these ‘normal’ societies have an application to the many 
countries in the world which are divided by deep societal cleavages 
along racial, ethnic, religious or linguistic lines. The purpose of this 
Conference is to not only respond to this question but also to explore 
how public relations practice in divided, conflicted and post-conflict 
societies may contribute to theory building in the field of public 
relations and strategic communication more generally.



Public relations and strategic communication can be defined as 
activities employed by organizations to promote competing discourses in 
order to facilitate a favourable position within local, national and 
global contexts. Such a definition obviously highlights the political 
role of public relations in purposively influencing the meaning making 
process. This intersection of public relations and socio-political 
environments, which characterizes much of the public relations and 
strategic communication practice in divided, conflict and post-conflict 
societies, will be a key focus of this Conference.





Submission: Extended Abstracts (500-1000 words) to be submitted no later 
than February 28, 2013. Notification of acceptance will be made by March 
15, 2013. Deadline for registration is May 1, 2013.



Travel and accommodation bursary: a limited number of bursaries are 
available, up to the value of £400 to assist with travel and 
accommodation costs. Please contact Dr Ian Somerville for details: 
(ija.somerville /at/ ulster.ac.uk)



Keynote speakers:



Professor Maureen Taylor, Gaylord Family Chair of Strategic 
Communication in the Gaylord College of Journalism and Mass 
Communication, University of Oklahoma, USA. Her address is entitled:

‘Nation building in the Former Yugoslavia: How can public relations 
rebuild relationships?’



Dr Margalit Toledano, Waikato Management School, University of Wiakato, 
New Zealand. Her address is entitled:

‘Dialogue with the enemy: Lessons for public relations from the 
Israeli-Palestinian conflict.’


Submission of Abstracts

Selection of papers for the Conference will be based upon blind 
peer-reviewed Abstracts.


Format for Abstracts:

Length: 500-1000 words (Reference list does not count as part of the 
word limit)

Deadline for submission: February 28, 2013

Decisions about acceptance of Abstracts will be notified by: March 15, 2013

Submission of the Abstracts: Please e-mail your Abstract as a separate 
Word file to: (Rice-C3 /at/ email.ulster.ac.uk)


On the actual Abstract no name or designation should appear. The 
Abstract page should just include:

    * Title of Paper
    * 500-1000 word Abstract
    * References

When submitting your Abstract please include on a separate page the 
following personal contact information:

Title:
First name:
Surname:
Organisation and Department:
Street address:
Post/Zip code:
City:
Country:
E-mail address:
Telephone number:



Organising team: Dr Ian Somerville, Professor Owen Hargie, Dr Pauline 
Irving, Charis Rice

(School of Communication, University of Ulster).











----------------
ECREA-Mailing list
----------------
This mailing list is a free service from ECREA.
---
To unsubscribe, please visit http://www.ecrea.eu/mailinglist
---
ECREA - European Communication Research and Education Association
Postal address:
ECREA
Université Libre de Bruxelles
c/o Dept. of Information and Communication Sciences
CP123, avenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, b-1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
Email: (info /at/ ecrea.eu)
URL: http://www.ecrea.eu
----------------